Lingua (UK) - formerly Multilingua, Bristol

The company was set up in the English city of Bristol in the 1980s - originally under the name Multilingua - and provided a unique service dedicated to training professional staff in languages. The merger with Lingua added considerable expertise in the field of professional translations and in addition technical skills to support digital innovation and film-making.
         

Lingua’s MD, George Sharpley, has seen the company grow from its Bristol origins to become a leading UK language service. “I was a Classics graduate, with an interest in other languages too. Latin gave me access to French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.”

In 2003 George set up Lingua’s film-making unit which now offers learning supports for different languages and for intercultural development.

Recent additions are Not My Cup Of Tea (English - 2008), Crossing Cultural Boundaries (2008), Florizel (French - 2006) and Goddesses, Myths and Mortals (Latin - 2007). His Latin study-books are used in universities and schools all over the world.

Lingua’s resource team is constantly developing new learning materials: text, audio, film and software. Published Lingua materials have won international recognition and are bestsellers in their field.

Language courses are available in the UK and France.